Argyll and Bute needs 3,000 new affordable homes in three years

A TOTAL of 3,000 new homes are needed in the next 10 years in Argyll and Bute to meet the demand for affordable housing.

With more than 590 people per year on the homeless list in Argyll and Bute, the council says it needs to build the new homes.

For every house within social housing stock in Argyll there are now three applicants. In order to mitigate this huge demand, Argyll and Bute Council has written its policy, Argyll and Bute’s Local Housing Strategy which is now with the Scottish Government to assess.